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          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was              
          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 
          the Board.                                                                  
                                                            Paper No. 19              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                      Ex parte SHEN-YOUN CHANG, TOM LILLEGARD,                        
                            PAUL LIN, and LYMAN ALDRICH                               
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                                Appeal No. 1999-2779                                  
                             Application No. 08/859,763                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT, and PATE, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


               This is an appeal from the examiner's refusal to allow                 
          claims 2 through 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14 and 21 through 23 as                   
          amended after final rejection.  Claims 15-20 and 24 stand                   
          allowed.  All other claims being canceled, these are the only               

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